CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Single occupying spot in Jersey (4,4)

5 A quiet learner with old doctor showing composure (6) 9 Club, say, secure day to get some players (8) 10 Credit after student leaves in depression (6) 11 Mostly large-scale work with second poem in part of series (7)

12 Leave exposed one in this way behind schedule (7) 13 A supreme team almost transformed? It shows the scale of things (4,7) 16 A number clad wrongly for stand with branches (11) 21 Agree to parking twice in a British car with hidden rear (7) 22 Measure of land, note, in a confined space (7) 23 What is found in difficult situation in seat? (6) 24 Modest European among varied credits (8) 25 Respect establishment with judge losing head (6) 26 Kind fellow, expert in print style (8) DOWN

1 Mug wept about queen (6) 2 Short call in card game with family (4-2) 3 Welsh town’s original wine (7) 4 Ponder about working model (11) 6 Society enthralled by South American politician with a public image (7) 7 Prize more highly than public university in countryside area (8) 8 Canal workers say turning up among those offering drinks? (8) 12 Theorist’s end is to stop wrong, transcending the passage of time (11) 14 Game namely supported by unruly lot (8)

15 Go after sudden cold spell to get instant record? (8) 17 Proclaim part of speech in

English church (7) 18 Rescue service in race to create amazing achievement (7) 19 Security device beginning to click over morning period (6) 20 Perhaps lead, we hear, is showing spirit (6)